Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Lord, Lucius N 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

LORD, Lucius N. - While a number of the substantial farmers of Grundy County 
have retired either to the County Seat or one or other of the towns adjacent 
to their property, many of them still retain the land from which they made 
their money, believing the investment is about as good as any they could 
make.  One of the men who is thus displaying his faith in the future of Grundy 
County farm land is Lucius N. LORD of Morris.  He was born in Oswego County, 
N. Y., February 7, 1831, a son of Davis and Clarissa (LAKE) LORD, natives of 
England and Vermont, respectively.  Mrs. LORD witnessed the battle of New 
Orleans which was the last engagement of the War of 1812.  When Davis LORD was 
a lad, he was brought from England to New York State by his parents, and there 
he was married.  Until 1842, he was engaged in farming in that State, but then 
came on west to Grundy County, Ill., by way of the great lakes to Chicago, and 
thence by wagon to Kendall County, where he had obtained land by trading New 
York State property for it.

Lucius N. LORD was educated in the district schools of his native place, and 
was taught farming from his childhood.  On August 4, 1852, he married 
Catherine E. McFARLAN, born in Eastbrook, Pa., daughter of James and Rosanna 
(DAVIDSON) McFARLAN, who came to Illinois in 1850.  After his marriage, Mr. 
LORD bought a farm of 130 acres in Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Ill., 
and one of 140 acres in Nettle Creek Township, and resided on both at 
different times, but later disposed of them and bought another farm in Mazon 
Township, consisting of 170 acres which he still owns, and one of 180 acres in 
Saratoga Township, renting his land to others.  In 1867 he came to Morris, and 
has since lived retired.  Mr. and Mrs. LORD became the parents of one 
daughter - Clara, who married H. G. GORHAM an important farmer and merchant of 
Wauponsee Township.  Mrs. LORD is a Christian Scientist, and takes a great 
deal of comfort in her religious belief.  Politically Mr. LORD is a 
Republican, but although he has always done a man's duty in casting his vote, 
he has not cared to enter public life as an official.  Widely know, and 
universally respected, Mr. LORD is an excellent type of the older resident of 
this locality who can remember when conditions were radically different.  He 
owns his residence at Morris, where he welcomes his many friends, his 
hospitable views being shared by his wife.

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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